Warning: leave this thread if you haven't finished the game. Massive spoilers ahead!
Alright, what a roller coaster this game was. Hell of a journey that took me 8-9 months to finish! After spending around 70-80 hours in this world, ladies and gentlemen, I have tosay, I'm baffled as hell!
Let's start from the beginning. I bought this game at launch not because I love Rockstar games, because I LOVED the first one. RDR was pretty much the only Rockstar game that I loved tbh. So I wanted to play it as soon as possible. I knew this game is going to be something special, but I was not ready for this massive, amazing, breathing world. I was blown away with graphics, details, animations, acting, writing, and pretty much everything in the first hours. Remember when we thought Arthur wouldn't be as good as John? What a fool I was. What a goddamn fool I was. I just needed 2-3 hours to know I was wrong.
I fell in love with this game even before Chapter II stars. Before I figure out I saw nothing from this game. I didn't know I will spend lots of hours in hunting! I didn't know I will meet NPCs that feels so goddamn alive! This game did set a new bar for Open World genre. Call me crazy, but it almost took me 30 hours to finish Chapter II. You wanna know how I was lost in this game? Lemme tell you I'm not into Open World games at all. Hate them. It's not my cup of tea. But with this game? Oh boi, it was different. I was not myself anymore. I turned off the mini-map, just to bring more immersion into the game. I decided to use road signs to find my way. I didn't use fast travel even once. Me! The guy who's not an OP gamer and plays 3-4 linear games every year, cuz he doesn't have the passion that he had in the past for games. Isn't it crazy? I "INSISTED" to do every single activity and side-quest. I explored the whole map (almost) before Chapter III. And that my friends, was my biggest mistake I think.
50 hours in, after all things that I did (which was unnecessary at that point), after spending huge amount of time in the world before the story really kicks in, I was a little tired and bored. Gameplay started to getting cheezy sometimes and I stared to dislike the repetitiveness missions and hating level design. Controls/gunplay was clunky and I just wasn't enjoying the game like I used to. My way of playing was not smart, the game wasn't great gameplay-wise, and I my health situation wasn't the best at the time. So I dropped the game.
All this nonsense that I said above, happened in 3-4 weeks. I didn't play it until 2 weeks ago. I left this game for 6-7 months? I dunno exactly. but let me tell you something sad, in that period of time, somebody spoiled the ending for me. I fucking knew Arthur is going to die. Didn't know how tho. So this was another reason to keep me away from this game. But 2 weeks ago, I said fuck it. I was told that the game will show itself after Chapter IV. So I decided to turn my PS4 on, and play the rest of the game, and have some goddamn faith. But this time I was using mini-map, I focused on main missions more, and I was using fast travels after 50-60 hours ffs. And it was a good decision.
You know, I am a whore for well written stories/characters and good character development. I knew Arthur was a great protagonist from the start. I knew the story is going to be amazing. But honestly, if 2 weeks ago you told me Arthur Morgan will be your favourite protagonist of all time alongside Joel, I would call you crazy. I loved new Kratos and Geralt (TW3), but even they failed to sit on the throne with Joel. But Rockstar did it. From the moment that I found out Arthur has tuberculosis to his very last moment, he was something special in my eyes. What a poetic and genius way to kill your protagonist! Hats off Rockstar.
So why am I confused? Well, for a story whore guy like me, a game like RDR II, with this amazing story, writing, protagonist and world, has to be Game of this generation. But it's... not? I can't even call it 2018 GoTY. Story related things are my priority in games, and I thought God of War offered the best quality in those terms before I finished this game. But nope. I admit it. RDR II did a better job. And you have to be a monster to beat God of War's story, writing, characters... and RDR II was that monster. But... but it suffers from poor level design and horrible contorls/gunplay. So what have you done Rockstar? This game was so damn close to be perfect. You made something special with annoying flaws. Hands-down the best map I've ever seen. One of the best cinematic experiences in gaming history. You wrote a protagonist that I will never forget, just like Joel (it's a fucking huge compliment from me. Believe me. Even Kratos (2018) didn't reach this point). You made me fell in love with an Open World game -an impossible thing to do- and I lived in that world with all of those stupid amount of details, and it was nice. Couldn't you just fix your old gameplay/level design issues? This game deserved it. I wish they fix it next time. And of course, thanks for making this masterpiece.
I will always remember you Arthur Morgan. You were a good man, and you did your best, and I know you're not afraid anymore. Rest in peace, cowboi.
Alright, what a roller coaster this game was. Hell of a journey that took me 8-9 months to finish! After spending around 70-80 hours in this world, ladies and gentlemen, I have tosay, I'm baffled as hell!
Let's start from the beginning. I bought this game at launch not because I love Rockstar games, because I LOVED the first one. RDR was pretty much the only Rockstar game that I loved tbh. So I wanted to play it as soon as possible. I knew this game is going to be something special, but I was not ready for this massive, amazing, breathing world. I was blown away with graphics, details, animations, acting, writing, and pretty much everything in the first hours. Remember when we thought Arthur wouldn't be as good as John? What a fool I was. What a goddamn fool I was. I just needed 2-3 hours to know I was wrong.
I fell in love with this game even before Chapter II stars. Before I figure out I saw nothing from this game. I didn't know I will spend lots of hours in hunting! I didn't know I will meet NPCs that feels so goddamn alive! This game did set a new bar for Open World genre. Call me crazy, but it almost took me 30 hours to finish Chapter II. You wanna know how I was lost in this game? Lemme tell you I'm not into Open World games at all. Hate them. It's not my cup of tea. But with this game? Oh boi, it was different. I was not myself anymore. I turned off the mini-map, just to bring more immersion into the game. I decided to use road signs to find my way. I didn't use fast travel even once. Me! The guy who's not an OP gamer and plays 3-4 linear games every year, cuz he doesn't have the passion that he had in the past for games. Isn't it crazy? I "INSISTED" to do every single activity and side-quest. I explored the whole map (almost) before Chapter III. And that my friends, was my biggest mistake I think.
50 hours in, after all things that I did (which was unnecessary at that point), after spending huge amount of time in the world before the story really kicks in, I was a little tired and bored. Gameplay started to getting cheezy sometimes and I stared to dislike the repetitiveness missions and hating level design. Controls/gunplay was clunky and I just wasn't enjoying the game like I used to. My way of playing was not smart, the game wasn't great gameplay-wise, and I my health situation wasn't the best at the time. So I dropped the game.
All this nonsense that I said above, happened in 3-4 weeks. I didn't play it until 2 weeks ago. I left this game for 6-7 months? I dunno exactly. but let me tell you something sad, in that period of time, somebody spoiled the ending for me. I fucking knew Arthur is going to die. Didn't know how tho. So this was another reason to keep me away from this game. But 2 weeks ago, I said fuck it. I was told that the game will show itself after Chapter IV. So I decided to turn my PS4 on, and play the rest of the game, and have some goddamn faith. But this time I was using mini-map, I focused on main missions more, and I was using fast travels after 50-60 hours ffs. And it was a good decision.
You know, I am a whore for well written stories/characters and good character development. I knew Arthur was a great protagonist from the start. I knew the story is going to be amazing. But honestly, if 2 weeks ago you told me Arthur Morgan will be your favourite protagonist of all time alongside Joel, I would call you crazy. I loved new Kratos and Geralt (TW3), but even they failed to sit on the throne with Joel. But Rockstar did it. From the moment that I found out Arthur has tuberculosis to his very last moment, he was something special in my eyes. What a poetic and genius way to kill your protagonist! Hats off Rockstar.
So why am I confused? Well, for a story whore guy like me, a game like RDR II, with this amazing story, writing, protagonist and world, has to be Game of this generation. But it's... not? I can't even call it 2018 GoTY. Story related things are my priority in games, and I thought God of War offered the best quality in those terms before I finished this game. But nope. I admit it. RDR II did a better job. And you have to be a monster to beat God of War's story, writing, characters... and RDR II was that monster. But... but it suffers from poor level design and horrible contorls/gunplay. So what have you done Rockstar? This game was so damn close to be perfect. You made something special with annoying flaws. Hands-down the best map I've ever seen. One of the best cinematic experiences in gaming history. You wrote a protagonist that I will never forget, just like Joel (it's a fucking huge compliment from me. Believe me. Even Kratos (2018) didn't reach this point). You made me fell in love with an Open World game -an impossible thing to do- and I lived in that world with all of those stupid amount of details, and it was nice. Couldn't you just fix your old gameplay/level design issues? This game deserved it. I wish they fix it next time. And of course, thanks for making this masterpiece.
I will always remember you Arthur Morgan. You were a good man, and you did your best, and I know you're not afraid anymore. Rest in peace, cowboi.
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